Instagram Exploring Dislike Button for Comments, with Potential Impact on Ranking Algorithms

Instagram Exploring Dislike Button for Comments, with Potential Impact on Ranking Algorithms

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Instagram has finally confirmed that it is testing a new ‘dislike’ button that lets users downvote a distasteful or irrelevant comment on the platform. The dislike button will appear across both Feed posts and Reels. The Meta-owned photo and video-sharing platform will not…

Instagram Exploring Dislike Button for Comments, with Potential Impact on Ranking Algorithms

Instagram Rolls Out Rectangular Profile Grid, Increases Reel Duration to Three Minutes

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Instagram is rolling out several profile-based changes that might not be up to users’ liking. The Meta-owned platform began testing vertical grids on profiles in August 2024, and is now rolling it out to all users. This will now change the current square…

Instagram Reportedly Testing Feature to Allow Users to View Story Highlights From a Week Ago

Instagram Reportedly Testing Feature to Allow Users to View Story Highlights From a Week Ago

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Instagram may soon allow users to view older stories from people they follow that they have missed in the first 24 hours. A recent report suggested that the Meta-owned social media site is testing a feature allowing users to view Story Highlights from mutual…

Instagram Creator Lab Launched in India; Company Rolls Out New Story Features, Birthday Notes

Instagram Creator Lab Launched in India; Company Rolls Out New Story Features, Birthday Notes

Instagram on Thursday announced the launch of its Creator Lab in India at an event in Mumbai. The creator-focused educational resource will feature popular Instagram users from India and will be available in English and Hindi, with captions in five other languages. The Meta-owned firm also announced the launch of…

Instagram Collaborates With Sabrina Carpenter to Launch New Feature That Lets You Add a Song on Profile

Instagram Collaborates With Sabrina Carpenter to Launch New Feature That Lets You Add a Song on Profile

Instagram has announced a new feature that aims to enhance the customisation of user profiles. The feature is dubbed ‘profile song’. As the name suggests, it enables users to add a specific song to their profile that best describes their mood or other preferences. The social media platform has a comprehensive…

Instagram Rolls Out Multi-Audio Track Support for Reels; Allows Users to Add Up to 20 Tracks

Instagram Rolls Out Multi-Audio Track Support for Reels; Allows Users to Add Up to 20 Tracks

Instagram on Tuesday announced a new multi-track audio feature for Reels that is rolling out to users. The development comes days after Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that the video and image sharing platform would prioritise short-form content over long videos. With the rollout of the improvement to Instagram Reels, users…

Instagram Confirms Testing Unskippable Ads, Says Always Trying to Drive ‘Value for Advertisers’: Report

Instagram Confirms Testing Unskippable Ads, Says Always Trying to Drive ‘Value for Advertisers’: Report

Instagram has reportedly confirmed testing unskippable ads on its platform after several users posted about seeing them recently. Earlier, a Reddit post highlighted these 5-second-long ads labelled as “ad breaks”, that users could not scroll past. Now, as per a report, a Meta spokesperson has said that the company is…

Instagram Rolls Out New Features for Notes, Adds Option to Limit Interactions to Close Friends

Instagram Rolls Out New Features for Notes, Adds Option to Limit Interactions to Close Friends

Instagram is rolling out several new features for users globally. The Meta-owned social media platform announced three new features for Notes to make it easier to post new posts and connect with friends. It has also introduced a Limit Interactions feature that allows users to not receive messages, comments, and…

Instagram Tipped to Be Working on a ‘Friend Map’ Feature for Users to Track Their Friends’ Locations

Instagram Tipped to Be Working on a ‘Friend Map’ Feature for Users to Track Their Friends’ Locations

Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that will let users see the last active location of their friends on a map. The feature is said to be called Friend Map, and it appears to be similar to Snap Map. As per a leak, Instagram could soon add a world…

Instagram Testing an App Clip on iOS to Let Users Watch Reels Without Downloading the App: Report

Instagram Testing an App Clip on iOS to Let Users Watch Reels Without Downloading the App: Report

Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature on iOS that will allow people who do not have the app to still watch Reels in the app’s native interface. This will be done through App Clips, a feature that was added to iPhone in 2021 with the iOS 14 update. App…